diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index f3e3986b4c72..11559563ae38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -2813,7 +2813,8 @@ static int iwl_mvm_build_scan_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		if (ver_handler->version != scan_ver)
 			continue;
 
-		return ver_handler->handler(mvm, vif, params, type, uid);
+		err = ver_handler->handler(mvm, vif, params, type, uid);
+		return err ? : uid;
 	}
 
 	err = iwl_mvm_scan_umac(mvm, vif, params, type, uid);